After Round 7
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Collingwood | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 773 | 434 | 178.1% | 24
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| 2 | Geelong | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 584 | 381 | 153.3% | 24
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| 3 | Carlton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 684 | 548 | 124.8% | 22
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| 4 | Essendon | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 801 | 574 | 139.5% | 18
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| 5 | Hawthorn | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 596 | 488 | 122.1% | 16
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| 6 | Fremantle | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 562 | 559 | 100.5% | 16
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| 7 | Melbourne | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 603 | 505 | 119.4% | 14
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| 8 | Sydney | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 481 | 498 | 96.6% | 14
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| 9 | Richmond | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 705 | 775 | 91.0% | 14
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| 10 | W_Coast | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 557 | 517 | 107.7% | 12
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| 11 | W_Bulldogs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 503 | 472 | 106.6% | 8
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| 12 | Adelaide | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 447 | 567 | 78.8% | 8
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| 13 | Gold_Coast | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 458 | 866 | 52.9% | 8
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| 14 | St_Kilda | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 467 | 529 | 88.3% | 6
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| 15 | Kangaroos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 539 | 674 | 80.0% | 4
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| 16 | P_Adelaide | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 565 | 800 | 70.6% | 4
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| 17 | Brisbane | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 498 | 636 | 78.3% | 0
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